Nicholas II Romanov is the last Russian emperor to take the Russian throne at a rather late age - at 27 years old. In addition to the emperor's crown, Nikolai Alexandrovich also inherited a "sick" country, torn apart by conflicts and contradictions. His life took on a long-suffering and difficult turn, the result of which was the abdication of Nicholas II from the throne and the execution of his entire family.
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A number of events and upheavals that occurred during his reign led to the abdication of Nicholas II. His abdication, which took place on March 2, 1917, is one of the key events that led the country to the February Revolution in 1917 and to the transformation of Russia as a whole. It is necessary to consider the mistakes of Nicholas II, which in their totality led him to his own abdication.
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The first mistake. At present, the abdication of Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov from the throne is perceived by everyone in different ways. It is believed that the beginning of the so-called "royal persecution" was laid back in the festive festivities on the occasion of the coronation of the new emperor. Then, on the Khodynskoye field, one of the most terrible and cruel stampedes in the history of Russia arose, in which over 1.5 thousand civilians were killed and wounded. The decision of the newly made emperor to continue the festivities and give an evening ball on the same day, despite what had happened, was considered cynical. It was this event that made many people speak of Nicholas II as a cynical and heartless person.
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The second mistake. Nicholas II understood that something had to be changed in the management of a "sick" state, but he chose the wrong methods for this. The fact is that the emperor took the wrong path, declaring a hasty war on Japan. It happened in 1904. Historians recall that Nicholas II seriously hoped to quickly and with minimal losses deal with the enemy, thereby awakening patriotism in Russians. But this was his fatal mistake: Russia then suffered a shameful defeat, lost South and Far Sakhalin and the fortress of Port Arthur.
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Error three. The major defeat in the Russo-Japanese War did not go unnoticed by the Russian society. Protests, unrest and rallies swept across the country. This was enough to hate the current leaders. People throughout Russia demanded not only the abdication of Nicholas II from the throne, but also the complete overthrow of the entire monarchy. Discontent grew every day. On the famous "Bloody Sunday" of January 9, 1905, people came to the walls of the Winter Palace complaining about the unbearable life. The emperor was not in the palace at that time - he and his family were resting in the homeland of the poet Pushkin - in Tsarskoye Selo. This was his next mistake.
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It was this “convenient” combination of circumstances (the tsar was not in the palace) that allowed the provocation, which had been prepared in advance by the organizer of this national procession, priest Georgy Gapon, to take over. Without the knowledge of the emperor and, moreover, without his order, fire was opened on peaceful people. On that Sunday, women, old people, and even children were killed. This provocation forever killed the people's faith in the king and in the fatherland. Then more than 130 people were shot, and several hundred were wounded. The emperor, upon learning of this, was seriously shocked and depressed by the tragedy. He understood that the anti-Romanian mechanism had already been launched, and there was no turning back. But the tsar's mistakes did not end there.
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The fourth mistake. In such a difficult time for the country, Nicholas II decided to get involved in the First World War. Then, in 1914, a military conflict began between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, and Russia decided to act as the defender of a small Slavic state. This led her to a "duel" with Germany, which declared war on Russia. Since then, the Nikolaev country was dying out before his eyes. The emperor did not yet know that he would pay for all this not only with his abdication, but also with the death of his entire family. The war dragged on for many years, the army and the entire state were extremely unhappy with such a foul tsarist regime. The imperial power has actually lost its power.
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Then a Provisional Government was created in Petrograd, consisting of the enemies of the tsar - Milyukov, Kerensky and Guchkov. They put pressure on Nicholas II, opening his eyes to the true state of affairs both in the country itself and on the world stage. Nikolai Alexandrovich could no longer bear such a burden of responsibility. He made the decision to abdicate the throne. When the king did this, his entire family was arrested, and after a while they were shot along with the former emperor. It was the night of June 16-17, 1918. Of course, no one can say with certainty that if the emperor had reconsidered his views on foreign policy, he would not have brought the country to the handle. What happened happened. Historians can only speculate.
